Improvement in ironing-tables



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY I). HINZ AND FRIEDRICH GEHRKE, OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL.

IMPROVEMENT IN lRONlNG-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,199, dated May 11, 1875 application filled March 29, 1875.

To all ywhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY P. HINZ and FRIEDRICH GEHRKE, of Arlington Heights, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented'an Improved Ironing-Table, of which the following is a specification:

Our invention has for its object to so construct an ironingtable as that it will be adjustable as to height, will stand iirrn when in use, and can be compactly folded into a small compass for storing away when not inuse, or for transportation.

Figure l is a perspective View of the table extended. Fig. 2is a longitudinal section at x a; in Fig. 3, which is a perspective View of the table as it appears folded.

In the drawing, A represents a board whose ends are mortised into wooden end pieces c, which form supports for the device. To one of the pieces c a pair of parallel bars, B B,

are hinged, whose upper ends are in turn hinged to a cleat, b, across the under side of a table, C. A brace, B', of considerable width is pivoted at its middle between the bars B by means of pins c. The ends of the brace are beveled to slip under the cross-bars or girts of a metal ratchet-plate, D, secured to the top of the base-board A, a similar one being secured to the under side of the ironing board or table C, the narrow end of which is rounded to facilitate the ironing of skirts, dresses, and under-garments.

The greater the pressure there is upon the table the more rrnly will the ends of the brace hook under the girts of the ratcheteplates.

The table, as will be seen, is adjustable as t0 height, and can be compactly folded when not in use.

What we claim as our invention is- The base-board A, bars B B, brace B', table C, and ratchetplates D D, constructed, arranged, and combined substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY P. HINZ. FRIEDRICH GEHRKE. Witnesses:

WM. H. LoTz, HERMAN A. KROESGHELL. 

